Workshop U When OSHA Knocks Preparing for & Responding to OSHA Inspection & Citations Tuesday, March 27, 2018 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Biographical Information William H. Haak Haak Law LLC Cleveland, Ohio 216.772.3532 whh@haaklawllc.com William H. Haak is the Founder of Haak Law LLC (www.haaklawllc.com) an environmental, health & safety legal and consulting firm based in Cleveland, Ohio. He has almost 20 years of experience in occupational safety law and worker safety, and nearly 25 years of experience in environmental law (including extensive experience in air pollution control law and multi-media environmental compliance). Mr. Haak practices nationally in the United States and consults globally on all matters related to the EHS field (plus security and crisis management). Mr. Haak graduated from The University of Akron (Business Finance) and Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D. with an emphasis on litigation and trial practice). Following law school, he worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the State of Ohio Attorney General s Environmental Enforcement Section. As counsel to Ohio EPA, Mr. Haak s practice was focused primarily on civil and administrative air pollution control cases. During his time with the Attorney General s Office, Mr. Haak resolved civil environmental enforcement actions resulting in civil penalties totaling approximately $4 million. Prior to forming Haak Law LLC, Mr. Haak was Senior EH&S Counsel for General Electric. He supported GE s Appliances and Lighting Businesses, and was engaged in complex air permitting issues for other GE businesses nationwide. Mr. Haak has also been Associate General Counsel EH&S for Hexion Specialty Chemicals in Columbus, Ohio, and Senior Regulatory Law Counsel for Owens Corning in Toledo, Ohio. He served overseas in the former Soviet Union (Ukraine) as an Environmental Enforcement Specialist with the American Bar Association s Central & East European Law Initiative ("ABA/CEELI"). Haak is a frequent lecturer to attorneys, engineers, and environmental professionals on topics concerning federal and state air pollution law. In addition, he has taught as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Central Florida in Orlando and Columbus State in Columbus, Ohio. Since 2005, Haak has taught classes focusing on Air Pollution Law and Occupational Safety and Health Law at The University of Toledo College of Law as an Adjunct Professor.
Biographical Information Kaleb J. Brankamp ES&S Attorney Marathon Petroleum Company LP 539 South Main Street, Rm. 968-M Findlay, OH 45840 kbrankamp@marathonpetroleum.com Kaleb Brankamp is in-house legal counsel for Marathon Petroleum Company LP. Kaleb joined the HES&S Law group at Marathon in 2015 focusing primarily on OSHA compliance and enforcement matters, including process safety management compliance. In addition, Kaleb advises his client concerning security-related legal issues. Kaleb holds a juris doctor degree from Capital University and a bachelor of arts degree from The Ohio State University. Prior to joining Marathon, Kaleb worked for 2 years at the law firm Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur and spent 5 years in-house legal counsel for Konecranes, Inc. Gaye R. Johnson Assistant Area Director Cincinnati Area Office Occupational Safety and Health Administration 36 Triangle Park Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 45426 Johnson.Gaye@dol.gov Gaye Johnson began her career with the U.S. Department of Labor, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the Cincinnati Area Office in 1985. She has held positions on both the administrative and professional side of OSHA. Gaye went through the Upward Mobility Program in 1989 to become a safety specialist at OSHA, a position she held for 17 years before being selected as a Compliance Assistance Specialist in September of 2007. In August of 2011, Gaye became an Assistant Area Director for the Cincinnati OSHA office. She has served on committees such as OSHA s National Reinvention Committee, and Region V s Training committee. She has received numerous awards over her career in OSHA, including the Distinguished Career award.
When OSHA Knocks: Preparing for and Responding to OSHA Inspections and Citations Session U March 27, 2018 Gaye Johnson William H. Haak Kaleb J. Brankamp OSHA Haak Law LLC Marathon Petroleum Company LP
Introduction & Agenda Overview, and a little about today s format Being inspection ready all of the time Understanding your rights as an employer OSHA is at the door! What now? What are your rights? Opening conferences Walk-around, employee interviews, and information requests Closing conferences (and what to do right after...) Citations, informal conferences, and contests Wrap-up with miscellaneous updates from OSHA
Getting (and Staying) Inspection Ready
OSHA s at the Door! What Now?
Understanding Your Rights as an Employer
The Opening Conference
The Walk-Around, Employee Interviews, and Information Requests
Closing Conferences (And What to Do Right After)
Citations, Informal Conferences, and Contests
Wrap-Up and Miscellaneous OSHA Updates
Questions? Thank You!